mechanical engineer
ISCO: 2144. Skills: 345. Essential: 27.
Essential skills
- adjust engineering designs
- approve engineering design
- building automation
- computer simulation
- continuum mechanics
- define part requirements
- define technical requirements
- design a solar absorption cooling system
- design a solar heating system
- design heating and cooling emission systems
- determine appropriate heating and cooling system
- domestic cooling systems
- engineering principles
- engineering processes
- integrated design
- mechanical engineering
- mechanics
- operate solar thermal energy systems for hot water and heating
- perform a feasibility study on solar absorption cooling
- perform feasibility study on solar heating
- perform scientific research
- solar absorption cooling system
- solid mechanics
- sustainable installation materials
- technical drawings
- types of heat pumps
- use technical drawing software
Supporting skills
- 3D modelling
- adjust voltage
- advise architects
- advise on irrigation projects
- advise on machinery malfunctions
- advise on pollution prevention
- aerodynamics
- aircraft mechanics
- analyse production processes for improvement
- analyse stress resistance of products
- analyse test data
- analytical methods in biomedical sciences
- apply advanced manufacturing
- apply medical first aid on board ship
- apply technical communication skills
- assemble mechatronic units
- assemble robots
- assess environmental impact
- assess financial viability
- assessment of risks and threats
- automation technology
- balance hydraulics of hot water systems
- bicycle mechanics
- biogas energy
- biology
- biomedical engineering
- biomedical science
- biomedical techniques
- biotechnology
- blueprints
- build business relationships
- CAD software
- CAE software
- calibrate mechatronic instruments
- civil engineering
- combined heat and power generation
- communicate using the global maritime distress and safety system
- communicate with customers
- components of air conditioning systems
- computational fluid dynamics
- computer engineering
- conduct literature research
- conduct performance tests
- conduct quality control analysis
- conduct training on biomedical equipment
- control engineering
- control production
- coordinate engineering teams
- coordinate fire fighting
- create a product's virtual model
- create CAD drawings
- create software design
- create solutions to problems
- create technical plans
- cybernetics
- debug software
- define energy profiles
- define manufacturing quality criteria
- design a combined heat and power system
- design a domotic system in buildings
- design an electric heating system
- design automation components
- design biomass installations
- design district heating and cooling energy systems
- design drawings
- design electric power systems
- design engineering components
- design firmware
- design geothermal energy systems
- design heat pump installations
- design hot water systems
- design medical devices
- design principles
- design prototypes
- design smart grids
- design thermal equipment
- design thermal requirements
- design ventilation network
- determine production capacity
- determine production feasibility
- develop agricultural policies
- develop electricity distribution schedule
- develop electronic test procedures
- develop mechatronic test procedures
- develop medical device test procedures
- develop product design
- develop software prototype
- develop strategies for electricity contingencies
- diagnostic radiology
- disassemble engines
- distribution of heating cooling and hot water
- district heating and cooling
- domestic heating systems
- draft bill of materials
- draft design specifications
- electric current
- electric generators
- electric heating systems
- electrical discharge
- electrical engineering
- electrical power safety regulations
- electricity consumption
- electricity market
- electricity principles
- electromechanics
- electronics
- engine components
- ensure compliance with electricity distribution schedule
- ensure compliance with environmental legislation
- ensure compliance with safety legislation
- ensure equipment cooling
- ensure safety in electrical power operations
- ensure vessel compliance with regulations
- environmental indoor quality
- environmental legislation
- evaluate engine performance
- evaluate integrated design of buildings
- examine engineering principles
- execute analytical mathematical calculations
- execute feasibility study
- extinguish fires
- fire-fighting systems
- firmware
- fisheries legislation
- fisheries management
- fishing vessels
- fluid mechanics
- follow company standards
- follow standards for machinery safety
- gather technical information
- geothermal energy systems
- Global Maritime Distress and Safety System
- guidance, navigation and control
- health informatics
- heat transfer processes
- heating, ventilation, air conditioning and refrigeration parts
- human anatomy
- hydraulic fluid
- hydraulics
- ICT software specifications
- identify fitted source for heat pumps
- industrial engineering
- industrial heating systems
- industrial research and development
- inspect engine rooms
- inspect facility sites
- inspect overhead power lines
- inspect underground power cables
- install automation components
- install circuit breakers
- install heating boiler
- install heating furnace
- install heating, ventilation, air conditioning and refrigeration ducts
- install mechatronic equipment
- install transport equipment engines
- instruct on energy saving technologies
- integrate biogas energy in buildings
- International Convention for the Prevention of Pollution from Ships
- international regulations for preventing collisions at sea
- interpret 2D plans
- interpret 3D plans
- interpret technical requirements
- irrigation systems
- keep up with digital transformation of industrial processes
- lead a team in fishery services
- legislation in agriculture
- liaise with engineers
- lubricate engines
- maintain agricultural machinery
- maintain control systems for automated equipment
- maintain electrical equipment
- maintain electronic equipment
- maintain robotic equipment
- maintain safe engineering watches
- maintain shipboard machinery
- make electrical calculations
- manage electricity transmission system
- manage engine-room resources
- manage engineering project
- manage ship emergency plans
- manage supplies
- manage the operation of propulsion plant machinery
- manage workflow processes
- manipulate medical devices materials
- manufacture medical devices
- manufacturing processes
- maritime law
- material mechanics
- materials engineering
- mathematical modelling
- mathematics
- mechanics of motor vehicles
- mechanics of trains
- mechanics of vessels
- mechatronics
- medical device regulations
- medical device test procedures
- medical devices
- medical devices materials
- medical imaging technology
- microelectromechanical systems
- micromechatronic engineering
- microprocessors
- model based system engineering
- model medical devices
- monitor automated machines
- monitor electric generators
- monitor manufacturing quality standards
- monitor production developments
- multimedia systems
- naval architecture
- operate control systems
- operate electronic measuring instruments
- operate life-saving appliances
- operate marine machinery systems
- operate precision machinery
- operate pumping systems
- operate scientific measuring equipment
- operate ship propulsion system
- operate ship rescue machinery
- operation of different engines
- optoelectronics
- oversee construction project
- oversee quality control
- perform a feasibility study on biogas energy
- perform a feasibility study on biomass systems
- perform a feasibility study on combined heat and power
- perform a feasibility study on district heating and cooling
- perform a feasibility study on electric heating
- perform a feasibility study on heat pumps
- perform data analysis
- perform energy simulations
- perform feasibility study on geothermal energy
- perform project management
- perform resource planning
- perform small vessel safety measures
- perform small vessel safety procedures
- perform test run
- physics
- plan manufacturing processes
- pneumatics
- pollution legislation
- pollution prevention
- power engineering
- precision mechanics
- prepare assembly drawings
- prepare production prototypes
- prevent fires on board
- prevent sea pollution
- principles of mechanical engineering
- product data management
- production processes
- program firmware
- project management
- provide advice to farmers
- provide cost benefit analysis reports
- quality and cycle time optimisation
- quality of fish products
- quality standards
- radiation physics in healthcare
- radiation protection
- re-assemble engines
- read engineering drawings
- read standard blueprints
- record test data
- refrigerants
- repair engines
- repair medical devices
- replace machines
- report analysis results
- report test findings
- research improvement of crop yields
- respond to electrical power contingencies
- reverse engineering
- risks associated with undertaking fishing operations
- robotic components
- robotics
- safety engineering
- scientific research methodology
- select sustainable technologies in design
- set up automotive robot
- set up the controller of a machine
- ship related legislative requirements
- simulate mechatronic design concepts
- solder electronics
- stealth technology
- supervise electricity distribution operations
- survive at sea in the event of ship abandonment
- sustainable agricultural production principles
- swim
- synthetic natural environment
- technical terminology
- telecommunications engineering
- test mechatronic units
- test medical devices
- test procedures in electricity transmission
- thermal materials
- thermodynamics
- train employees
- transmission towers
- troubleshoot
- types of containers
- use CAD software
- use CAM software
- use computer-aided engineering systems
- use maritime English
- use precision tools
- use technical documentation
- use testing equipment
- use thermal analysis
- use thermal management
- use tools for construction and repair
- ventilation systems
- wear appropriate protective gear
- wear cleanroom suit
- work in a fishery team
- work in outdoor conditions
- write routine reports